November 2nd is holy Skanda Shasti. This is the day Lord Skanda defeated
the demon Taraka. In celebration of this blessed day we uploaded a
Skanda Shasti message given in 1946 by Gurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji
Maharaj. This article is at:http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/discourse/nov2000.htm

A number of devotees outside of India have been having difficulties
sending money to Rishikesh. I would appreciate any information on how
devotees outside of India, Malaysia and USA have sent money to the
Ashram. Please let me know of the following:
1) Where you are from (city, state & country)
2) How the money was sent (Bank draft, Cashier's check, Postal order,
Traveller's check, etc.)
3) The name of the institution and location where this was obtained.

Judge Gauri Prasadji walked in and with great devotion bowed to the
Master. He handed a cheque to him.

"What is this?" asked the Master, rather surprised to see the cheque for
Rs. 2,000.

"Swamiji, it is for the construction of a room in your Ashram. You see,
it happened like this. The day before yesterday night, after you had
come and performed your ecstatic Kirtan in my humble cottage in Swarg
Ashram, my housekeeper and I had wonderful experiences and visions. I
had the vision of light thrice--an indescribably bright light. And my
grand-daughter, a young girl-graduate, who had been greatly interested
in Sankirtan and who had passed away just a few days ago, appeared to my
housekeeper in her dream and said distinctly, 'I want to live with my
grandfather. Kindly construct a room for me near him. I am greatly
delighted that you held Swamiji's Kirtan in your house today. I am very
happy now. But I want you to construct a room for me.'

"I know she was fond of Kirtan. In your Bhajan hall the Akhanda Kirtan
is going on throughout the day and night. I want a room to be
constructed near the Bhajan hall so that the girl's soul may find peace
there."

After Judge Saheb had left, the Master said, "See how the Cosmic Will
works. That day it was even suggested that we should drop the idea of
visiting Swarg Ashram as it was raining. I also would have agreed but
felt we should go. So I told Narayana Swamiji that even if it rained we
should carry out our determination. This girl's soul must have been
thirsting for Kirtan. The thirst had to be quenched."

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"Lord Skanda's grace is easily obtained. Saint Arunagiri says in his
soul-stirring Tiruppugazh songs that even if the word MURUGA is uttered
but once with Bhava (feeling), the Lord's Grace descends on the devotee.
Once the aspirant obtains the Lord's Grace, the Demons take to their
heels; and he is at once admitted into the realms of Immortality and
Eternal Bliss." - Swami Sivananda

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